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Amazon could look to form partnership with Coinstar, NY Post reportsNetflix (NFLX) shares yesterday fell following rumors that Amazon.com (AMZN) would look to start a rival service, the New York Post reports. WedBush Securities analyst Michael Pachter says that in addition to streaming movies, Amazon may also form a partnership with Redbox owner Coinstar (CSTR), and notes that HBO is still "up for grabs" as a partner for Amazon. Reference Link

Netflix teams up with Judd Apatow for 'Pee-wee's Big Holiday'Netflix will premiere exclusively in all of its territories the new feature film, Pee-wee's Big Holiday, starring Paul Reubens as the beloved fun-loving hero of TV, stage and film, Pee-wee Herman. Judd Apatow and Reubens, who worked together to bring the project to fruition, will produce the film. Production is slated to begin in early 2015.

Netflix may enter Russia within two years, Hollywood Reporter saysNetflix' head of communications in Europe, Joris Evers, says the company hopes to make its entrance in Russia within the next two years, The Hollywood Reporter says. Reference Link

EPIX announces extension to Prime Instant Video agreementEPIX announced that it has extended its agreement with Amazon to license thousands of new releases, classic library titles and original programs for Prime Instant Video. Programming from the agreement includes movies from EPIX studio partners, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, and delivers new releases such as Transformers: Age of Extinction, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Interstellar, Selma and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, along with classic big film franchises including James Bond, Star Trek, Rocky and more.

Amazon says has greenlit five new Amazon Original SeriesAmazon announced it has greenlit five new Amazon Original Series, including The Man in the High Castle, which is based on the Philip K. Dick alternative history novel; an hour-long dark comedy Mad Dogs; docu-series The New Yorker Presents; along with kids shows Just Add Magic, and The Stinky & Dirty Show.